Saturday, 1 February 2025

01-02-25 Saturday -

Temp 04°C to 09°C - but felt colder. Overcast all day, with a light breeze from the south south east, increasingly gusty throughout the day to top 19 mph by nightfall 

Last call for descriptions

The sightings below all lack the required supporting notes. If these records are to be included in the 2024 Avon Bird Report notes supporting the identification need to be sent to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

Great Northern Diver

1

02/01/2024

Chew Valley Lake

Waxwing

1

20/01/2024

Bishopston, Surrey Rd

Red-breasted Merganser

6

24/01/2024

Aust

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

1

04/03/2024

Filton

Siberian Chiffchaff

1

06/04/2024

Walton Common Reserve

Golden Oriole

1

17/06/2024

Falfield

Yellow-browed Warbler

1

17/10/2024

Ashton Court

Yellow-browed Warbler

1

20/10/2024

Stoke Park, Duchess Gate

Yellow-browed Warbler

1

21/10/2024

Brentry Lane

Dartford Warbler

1

29/10/2024

Sand Point - Middle Hope

European Shag

1

30/10/2024

Chew Valley Lake

Yellow-browed Warbler

1

31/10/2024

Kings Weston Estate

Woodlark

1

05/11/2024

Aust Cliff/Services

Reed Warbler

1

05/11/2024

Aust Warth

Woodlark

1

08/11/2024

Severn View / Aust Services

Leach's Storm Petrel

1

05/12/2024

Severn Beach

Snow Bunting

4

21/12/2024

Sand Bay


Jack Snipe
Glossy Ibis
Red-breasted Merganser
Siberian Chiffchaff

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Raven - over calling

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
6 Feral Pigeon, 19 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 5 Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 91 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 9 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
inc - 4 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, c30 Coot, c30 Black-head Gull, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, c30 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 90+ Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Hallen Marsh - Survey:
inc - 4 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 10 Mallard, 52 Stock Dove,1 Snipe, 5 Black-headed Gull, 106 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 14 Magpie, 2 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 32 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 4 Dunnock, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 30 Goldfinch

St George- Crews Hole Rd:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar - Lower Woods:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5+ Marsh Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 25+ Redwing

Frampton Cotterell:
2 Mallard, 28 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 8 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 8 Lesser Black- backed Gull, 24 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 1 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 11 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Jack Snipe - flushed from RPD end
01-02-25 Rock Pipit Portishead (Dave Hughes)
Portishead - Battery Point and marsh:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 'some' Purple Sandpiper - on the buoy, 1 Raven - over, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 4 Robin

Nailsea Wall; Kenn River; Kenn Moor
160 Fieldfare, Two Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant on one of the new pylons!

Yatton - Wemberham:
2 Canada Goose, 30 Mute Swan, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 20 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare and 2 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Holm Mead
1 Lapwing, 34 Snipe
01-02-25 Siberian Chiffchaff  Compton Dando STW (Merv Carlyon
Compton Dando STW:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Chew Magna - Denny Lane
2 Glossy Ibis

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander

Herons Green:
1 Scaup

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f)

Reported by: John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, John Croxton, Julian Eastoe, Lee Gardiner, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Jackie Morgan, Robbie Morse, Elin Nyström, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Trevo Riddle, Rich Scantlebury